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Kammen: Controversial coal project in Kosovo may proceed with U.S. support
Kosovo’s growing economy has experienced a surge in energy demand, and many at the World Bank contend that yet another new large coal-fired power plant will be the “least cost” option to meet this demand. UC Berkeley professor Dan Kammen disagrees.
2011 Sets Records for Global Clean Energy Investment and Installation, but Investment Falls in 2012.
New data released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance indicates that overall financial investment in clean energy is falling, though venture capital/private equity investment remains steady.
Berkeley Finance Conference Recap: The Finance of Cleantech and Green Power
This past Friday, the Berkeley Finance Conference at Haas showcased a cleantech panel that spoke about harvesting big data for energy, new solar financing innovations, military spending on energy, and more.
How do you know when a cleantech technology is ready to commercialize?
Many of us at the university believe that our research results will only ever be academic, and others are all too eager to jump on the corporate bandwagon. How do we know when we’ve hit the sweet spot?
Berkeley Finance Conference
Interested in the intersection of clean tech and finance? The upcoming Berkeley Finance Conference has a phenomenal lineup of panelistslatest from the blog
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